Following President Donald Trump's latest executive order regarding the border wall and immigration enforcement, Tom Perez and Illinois State Senator Iris Martinez, chair of the DNC's Hispanic Caucus, issued this joint statement:

"Today President Donald Trump continued his all-out assault on American values.

"President Trump's latest executive order moves forward with "the wall," a literal and figurative cultural barrier that embodies Trump's attitude toward Latinos. Trump lied to the American people throughout his campaign and told them that Mexico will pay for the wall. Instead, who will pay for it? The American people.

"On top of that, the policy he is exploring to ban refugees and visa holders from certain countries in the Middle East and Africa is both discriminatory and dangerous. This policy is not only contrary to our core values as Americans, this also plays right into the hands of terrorists.

"It is no coincidence that Trump has done so much to hurt our country during the first week in office, all while having his family profit off his presidency. This is was always his plan. Republicans must wake up and see the dangers of Trump because as we saw this weekend, Americans of every race, gender, and creed will hold him accountable."